HNC Web Design

Higher National Certificate in Web Design

Course Description

This intensive one-year programme aims to provide students with an internationally recognised professional level qualification in web design. The course is designed to teach students how to build, optimise and manage professional quality websites for themselves as well as preparing for employment in the interactive media sector.

This unique hands-on programme combines technical web development & programming skills with multimedia design skills. Students will learn both front end design and back end development tools for multimedia projects. The course does not require previous design or programming experience but students are expected to have a solid understanding of using common packages like Word and Excel.

Starting Dates & Format

Course Duration: 1 Year

Course Type: Full Time or Part Time Day or Evening CourseNow enrolling for September 2016.

Course Description

The Higher National Certificate in Web Design teaches students how to design, build, maintain, develop, modify and optimise complex database driven websites. The course is designed to give students more advanced skills than most webmaster courses. The programme will help you expand your career options by:

Providing you with an excellent grounding in web theory and practice.

Providing you with a portfolio of technical skills that will allow you to work effectively as a professional and adapt to the changing needs of industry.

Equipping you with a knowledge and understanding of business and the profession.

Enabling you to work independently as a self- employed consultant or in-house with a company as web master, web developer or web designer.

Enabling you to develop a portfolio of transferable personal skills, including organising your own business, communication, problem-solving and team-working.

Entry Requirements

All assignment briefs were well planned, clearly written, giving excellent detail as to all requirements of the project. This enables the students to work in a genuinely realistic way and also gives multiple opportunities for the practice of skills through varied complex tasks.

- BTEC External Centre Examiner

There is a well qualified and professionally experienced team, many of whom are practicing designers.

- BTEC External Centre Examiner

I am really enjoying the course and learning far more than I expected.